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UNITED STATES PATENT-1 OFFICE l l y2,514,510 y FIGURED WHEELED 'roY John Otreba, Jersey City, J.l I `Application December 21, 1945, Serial No. 636,307 (o1. 46-104) I 3 Claims.

My invention relates to toys and more particularly to toys havinglthe shape of a duck.

y The object of the invention .is to provide a toy vduck made of any suitable material and constructed so that it will imitate the peculiar waddling motion of a duck -when pulled along on a string or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a toy in the shape of Aa duck having means therein rto produce a noise similar ytof ai duck` quacking `upon being drawn forward by means of string or the like. Y n

Other objects may appear in the following specification describing my invention with referenceto the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention. It is, however,v to be understood that my invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exactconstruction and combination of parts described in lthe specification and shown in the drawings, but

that such changes and modifications can be made which fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto. Y y

In the drawing: 1

Figure 1 is an elevational side view of a toy duck according to my invention partly shown in section.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of Figure 1. y Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line .'3-3

in Figure l.

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken on line 4-4 in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 in Figure l.

Figure 6 is a perspective detail view of the lower part of the bill of the toy duck shown in Figure 1.

Figure '7 is a perspective View of a movable part of the noise producing elements.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a leg of the toy duck, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the tongue forming the stationary part of the noise producing elements. v Referring to the drawings-in detail: I

'I'he toy duck according to my invention can be made from any desirable and convenient material. The preferred embodiment showninthe drawings is made from sheet metal and'has a hollow body I Il consisting of a body portion I I, two side portions I2 and a'bottom portion I9 These four parts are held together in assembled position by means of tongues I4 protruding through corresponding slots and being bent over.

In the bottom portion I3 a rectangular slot I5 is provided. This slot extends longitudinally of the bottom portion and is located symmetrically to the longitudinal center line thereof and at `a distance from the tail end of said portion. Flanges I6 vare formed lat the longitudinal edges of the slot and extendinwardly of the body I0.

A relatively large wheel I'I is provided with an eccentrically located bore therethrough and a pin I 8 extending throughthe flanges I6 rotatably supports the wheel I1. f

Forwardly oi and spaced from said wheel Il a pair of legs I9 are pivotally mounted on the side portions I2 as indicated at 20 in Figure 1.

Oneleg is mounted on each side portion.

The upper leg portion 2| is channel shaped Jas shown in Figure 8 and the legs are made right and left handed. The lower leg portion 22 is shaped to imitate a foot of a duck. In the upper leg portion 2| a hole 23 is provided andarivet 24 penetrates this hole and the adjacent side portion I2 to support the leg I9 pivotally thereon. In the heel portion of each foot 22 a hole 25 is provided and a shaft 216 extends through said yholes and is rotatably secured therein. Adjacent to and inside of each leg I9 a wheel l2'! is rigidly mounted on said shaft. These wheels are eccentrically mounted in such a manner thattheir eccentricity is arranged diametrically opposite to each other.

.In order to permitfsaid legs I 9 to extend through .the bottom portion I3 longitudinal slots l28y are provided in said bottom` portion. The sizeof the diameter of the wheels, 21 is approximately one third to one half of the diameter of wheel I'l.y

The neck, the head and theupper part of the bill of the duck aremade of two parts 29 one right hand and one left hand, which will abut each other in a vertical plane as indicated in Figures 1 and 5, and will be held together and mounted on .the body I0 in the following manner: v.

. .iA DVOlS Din 30 extends through the two head'por,- tions on the place Where the eyes would be indi'- cated. The ends of this pin are riveted over to hold the twopartsj29 together. On the lower rims these two parts` have ears 3| extending through corresponding slots in the back body portion II and fastened therein in any convenient manner.

The two abutting parts forming the upper portion of the bill are so shaped that this bill'portion will besemi-ovo-tubular. A tongue32 is made from .a thin resilient sheet material.. Its forward end is divided in three portions, a middle portion y33""and two side portions 34. These portions are bent at right angles to the main tongue portion, the middle portion in one direction and the two side portions in the opposite one. They fit into slots provided in the 3 upper bill part and will hold the main tongue portion to extend freely into the |head of the duck and form the stationary part of a noise producing element. This element has an oscillating part 35 consisting of two segmentary arcuate plates 36 held together by a plate 31. The forward arcuate edges of the plates 36 are serrated as shown at 3B and are so arranged that they engage the rear edge of the tongue 132 when held in position. In the middle 4portionioffeach sideplate 3E in the center `of'the arcuate edges 38 a hole 39 is provided adapted to receive the pivot pin 30 therein so that the part 35 can oscillate about said pin. At their rear ends, each of the side plates 36lhave an ear 49 with a hole 4i therein. A pin 42 is rotatably secured in said holes and a connecting rod 43 is attached to said pin and iextendsdownwardli7 I and forwardly through the neck and the body of the duck and through a hole 44 in thebottorn part i3. ipin 1:45 extending itransversely 'tothe duck and itwo small "wheels 116 4are.rotatably"mounted on .said'pin A blade springflll fastened to the inside .fof the head fportions 29 and engaging the :rear

end of the plate 1;-31 of element 35 urges thero'd .43 downwardly and outwardlyofrthe bodyl l).

.Alower'bill part @48 hasa forward main `por-- i-tlon 4il!! of a curved ,cross'section On'its rear end this portion has a neck 50 having ftwo longitufdinal slotsi therein. The side platesvSG-of'felementili have Veach 'on'their lower forward edge a downwardy extending Tear '.52 Ladapted 'to r'engage the corresponding slotv5| in :the neck 53 of .thelower bill .part 4B.

On lthe rear end of said necktwo 'upwardly' :and rearwardly extending i lugs 153 VVare arranged .having each a hole 54 .therein adapted to loosely lreceive the pivot pin 39. Inthe neck` portionof 'the parts 29 a slot isprovided-to'permit thelower .bill to extend therethroughand .to move therein. On the iront of the body i0 an `eye 55 is 'formed adapted to :receivea string56 orfthe'li-ke. Thetoy duck, as descnlriedI operates faisk follows: When the ytoyis being pulled forwar'd by fthe reported will impart'to-'the body Il a laterally 4swayring-motion and fwill lat Ithe same time foscillate iithetlegs -ifabout' the fipinsuforwardlyand'frear- 'Wardly-.to imitatea Walking movement. The rear :rated forward edges -38- will slide -over the 'rear fedgefof Athe tongue 32 producing 'a noise similar 4to the quacking of fa duck. The .laterally swaying and the fore'and aftdippingrnovement' oreatedbythe'eccentri'c wheels 2land #Twill-imitate the iwaddling of 'a duck. I

Having .described my invention what I :claim `gand desire to secure ibyLettersPatent is:

.1. In an animated toy having `a body, a pair :of laterally `spaced A legs pivoted to fdepend from said 'body to swing forwardly fand rearwardly, vground engaging EVwheels Yecoentrically Ljournalled fonssaid'legs, and a single larger :ground engaging wheel positioned behind :and between said pair .of .legs and journalled eccentricallyonsaid body -whereby `said body is oscillated laterallyfandlforwvardly and rearwardly as .said -body iis moved At its lower-#end the rod 43 carries a 1 `engaging wheels eccentrically journalled on said "legs, and a single larger ground engaging wheel v'positionedbehind and between said pair of legs andjournalled eccentrically on said body where-V s'by said'body is oscillated laterally and forwardly andfreaiwardly fassad body is moved forwardly or rearwardly over the ground, a vertically reciprocable member mounted on said body, a bill pivoted on said body to swing in the vertical plane of 'saidbo'dy, means Vpivotally connecting the upper part of said 5vertically reciprocable member to said bill, 'and agroundengaging-wheel `journalled'omthelower endo'f said reciprocable member whereby said bill is swung on Vitszpivot by theforward andlrearward oscillation vo'fsaid body as said body is moved over the 'ground 3, `In an anima-ted 'toyhaying'a body, 'afpair of laterally spacedlegs pivoted'to depend -from" said "bodyf'to swing forwardly-:and rearwardly, *groun'd "engaging wheelseecentrically fjournalled on said legs, and a single larger ground engaging jwheel positioned behind vvand *between said paid f of 'legs and journalledleccentrically on said'bo'dy whereby said body fis oscillated' laterally and forwardly and rearwardly fas said body A is moved yforwardly or "rearwardly 'over the ground, a `vertically 'reciprocable member`-mounted fon sa-idbody, a`bill pivoted on said vbody 'to swing in the'verticl lplane of said body, 'means pivotally Vconnecting the upper 'part 4of said vertically reciprocable member to said bill, 'and a ground engaging wheel journalled on the lower end of saidreciprocable member whereby said ibill is Aswung 'on its vpivo'tebythe forward andrearwari-l oscillation 'o'rsaid body 'as said-bodyv is moved over the ground, spring means normally depressing;''sail reciprocable member relative to said Ebody to -maintain vits 'ground v'engaging wheel Viin :Contact with the ground, a stationary element von sai'd "-bodyfand-a serrated'portion'on said bill engag- Aing said stationary element whereby swingingof `said b'll relative: to'fsaid stationary relement during reciprocation of said vertically reciprooabl'e A-men'iber produces "sound,

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